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A Review Of Literary Trauma Theory: Past, Present And Reflection, Xuemei Zhao
A Review Of Literary Trauma Theory: Past, Present And Reflection, Xuemei Zhao
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
In recent years, trauma studies as an important hotspot of humanities has attracted increasing attention from Chinese academia. As far as trauma studies in the field of literature is concerned, there are mainly two problems. Firstly, researchers have focused more on textual criticism of trauma literature, which has led to a lag in theoretical exploration. Most existing studies are based on trauma theory's disciplinary foundation of psychology and psychiatry, lacking necessary literary perspectives as a reference. Secondly, the historical and cultural context in which the concept of trauma emerges represents its inherent western characteristics and implies its research object. However, …
The Extension Of Value In Literary Classics: A Case Study Of Mark Twain's "Running For Governor", Lili Liu
The Extension Of Value In Literary Classics: A Case Study Of Mark Twain's "Running For Governor", Lili Liu
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Based on the priority of "internal value" in the genesis of a text's value, this article studies the extension of value in literary classics and its pattern. As can be seen in the Chinese translation of Mark Twain's "Running for Governor" and its diachronic generation of meaning, a regular pattern of meaning generation in literary classics can be found via dialectic discussion: literary classics always release their "internal value" in accordance with the authors' ideal appeal and "initial readers'" pursuits, which lays the foundation for subsequent extension of meaning. Furthermore, this article has found, during the extension of value in …
Fallacy And Generation: The "Symbolist" Baudelaire And Chinese New Literature, Liang Han, Bo Zhang
Fallacy And Generation: The "Symbolist" Baudelaire And Chinese New Literature, Liang Han, Bo Zhang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
This article aims to initiate a discussion for clarifying the theoretical base underpinning the treatment of Baudelaire as a symbolist poet in Chinese new literature, a typical case extensively documented in the field of reception history. After the identification of discrepancies between Baudelaire's original works and their internalization into Chinese new literature, it argues to attribute these discrepancies to the intent to redefine and refashion his works and, thereby, his image in China for developing local literature and constructing local identity. In the article we coin for this process of internalization an adaption-growth model, suggesting to take it as a …